IT36377: The crtdrsecondary command fails with "Invalid command string entered" in the IBM MQ Appliance web console when configuring DR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• While setting up disaster recovery (DR) for a queue manager
  which was part of an HA group, and not using the floating ip
  address option, the command generated by the "Setup DR primary"
  stage to be used in setting up of DR secondary resulted in an
  incorrectly generated an "Invalid command string entered" error
  when the command was pasted in "Create DR secondary queue
  manager" Appliance web console page.
  
  For example, If "Setup DR primary" generated the following
  command:
  
  crtdrsecondary -m QUEUE_MANAGER_NAME -s 204800 -l
  HAAppliance1,HAAppliance2 -I <xxx.xxx.xx.xx>,<yyy.yyy.yy.yy> -p
  <xxxx>
  
  attempting to use this command in the console failed with an
  "Invalid command string entered". The same command would run
  successfully when entered on the appliance command line on the
  terminal.
  
  Since the queue manager was part of an HA pair, setting up DR
  resulted in multiple ip address and appliance names for each
  appliance in the crtdrsecondary command, which the "Create DR
  secondary queue manager" Appliance web console page could not
  process correctly.
  

Local fix

• Use CLI to create the DR secondary as the issue only occurs in
  the Web Console.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  IBM MQ Appliance users using web console to setup disaster
  recovery
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  Linux on x86-64
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  While setting up a disaster recovery (DR) secondary queue
  manager, the command generated by the "Setup DR primary" step
  resulted in an "Invalid command string entered" error when this
  command was pasted into the "Create DR secondary queue manager"
  Appliance web console page.
  

Problem conclusion

•  The "Create DR secondary queue manager" Appliance web console
  validation has been updated to fix the incorrect validation.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v9.2 LTS   9.2.0.3
  v9.x CD    9.2.2
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
  'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MQ APPL M2002 V

• Fixed component ID

  5737H4701

Applicable component levels